luspank
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
lus (“louse”) + pank (“broke”)
Adjective[edit]
luspank (not comparable)
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of luspank | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | luspank | — | — |
| Neuter singular | luspankt | — | — |
| Plural | luspanka | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | luspanke | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | luspanke | — | — |
| All | luspanka | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
See also[edit]
- fattig som en lus (“poor as a church mouse”)
- utfattig (“extremely poor, destitute”)